Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer AX55 Pro v1

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

49 days since the last release against a median gap of 160 (0.3x)

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Last firmware
11 August 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 5 months
Support observed
≥4 years
Vendor's promise
≥ 31 December 2029 — at least, and may be extended — kept so far
Patch latency
not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Which one do I have?

TP-Link ships this model in more than one hardware revision, and they do not share firmware. The revision is printed on the label on the underside, usually after the model — Ver 1.0, V4.6. Getting it wrong is the easiest way to read the wrong answer here.

Firmware history

  1. Archer AX55 Pro(US)_V1_1.5.1 Build 20260626 11 August 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06 
    New Features/Enhancement: Enhanced device security and stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer AX55 Pro(US)_V1_1.3.1 Build 20240426 15 July 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.48 
    Modifications: 1.Add support for EasyMesh Network via Ethernet Backhaul; 2.Improved capability to detect and categorize connected client devices; 3.Enhanced HomeShield function; 4.Enhanced device security.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer AX55 Pro(US)_V1_1.2.3 Build 20231103 7 March 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    Modifications: Enhance device stability; Optimized the web UI; Fixed the bug that caused inaccurate traffic statistics in certain scenarios.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Archer AX55 Pro(US)_V1_1.2.2 Build 20230803 30 August 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.60 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added Wireguad VPN feature; 2. Added Advanced features into AP mode; 3. Added flow control switch; 4. Added IoT network feature; 5. Supported setting the local DNS server as the main DNS server; 6. Optimized VPN client feature; 7. Optimized web UI of some advanced functions. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that caused Apple devices to be recognized as "unknown" devices at times; 2. Fixed some bugs related to the HomeShield feature. NOTE: This firmware can not be degraded to the previous version.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer AX55 Pro(US)_V1_1.0.4 Build 20230306 12 April 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Add support for EasyMesh features 2. Enhanced system security Bug Fixed: Fix the bug related to IPv6

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer AX55 Pro(US)_V1_1.0.3 Build 20220830 3 November 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.52 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. HomeShield feature supported IPv6 data; 2. Added Access Time Control and Bandwidth Control into Guest Network; 3. Added Speed Limit feature; 4. Supported Google Assistant. Bug Fixed: Fixed some HomeShield feature issues.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Evidence

2 archived pages sit behind this record, the earliest read on 1 August 2026. Everything above was read from them, and each is kept byte for byte so it can be checked after the vendor edits the original.

Identifiers: marketing_name Archer AX55 Pro

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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